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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 11, 1914. Serial No. 851,178.

'To izll whom it may concern 5 Be it known that I, THOMAS N. Saar, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Columbia, in the county of Richland and State of South Carolina, have invented an Improvement in Flows, lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to plows and more particularly to an improvement in hand or garden plows. v I

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a hand plow having a plow share positioned in front of the wheel, so that the wheel'travels in the furrow made by the share thus allowing an easy manipulation of the plow.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hand plow having a single wheel and a share positioned in advance of the wheel, and capable of being adjusted relatively tothe wheel. A further object ofthe invention is to provide an improved plow of the class described, which will be extremely simple, durabld eflicient, in operation and. inexpensifve to manufacture.

.With; these and other objects in view which-will become apparent as thedescrip"v tion'; proceeds, he invention resides .in the construction, combination and arrangement ofparts to be hereinafter more fully described'andvclai'med, and illustrated in the accompauyin 'drawing in which like characters '0 7 reference indicate like parts throughout theseve'ral figures, of which,

I Figure l'represents a side elevational view of a'plow constructed according to my in} vention and showing the same in use. Fig. 2 represents a top plan view thereofand, Fig. 3 represents .a pore ective view'of; the share support removed rom the plow. 1

l Referring more particularly a to the drawmg, 5 represents the handles connected near their upper ends by across brace 6, and near their lower end, by a comprising a sleeve 7 through which ai-bolt 8 extends, said bolt acting as a pivot, for the upperends of the arms 9 of the share, sup-- port, said ends being pivoted on said bolt and disposed between the ends of sleeve 7, and the handles 5. i I

The handles converge downwardly as illustrated, and at their lower endsa connected by a bolt 2 which serves as ax on which the ground wheel 10 is'rotatably journalism-and on which are supported the of which the folsecond cross brace axle,

left at the ends of the rows,

lower ends of the braces 11 .which serve to hold the share support in adjusted position relative to the wheel, said braces being provided at their lower ends with openings through which the axle passes,'and being disposed between the lower ends of the handles and the hub of thewheel, one on each side of the latter. t I

.The share support is preferably cast in one piece,and comprises-a body 12 Patented Dec. 22, 1914,

from the" upper end of which the arms 9 extend, and i i said arms diverge from the body, and are curved upwardly and rearwardly and are provided at their upper ends with openings 13 through which the bolt 8 extends, and at a point substantially midway their length with openings 1&, adapted: to receive-short bolts 15, which extend through the braces 11 and through said arms 9, by means of which the'arms may be secured in adjusted" to the braces" and wheel;

position relative said braces provided longitudinally thereof with a series of openings which the bolts 15 may be passed, whereby to adjust the support, as will-bereadilyun derstood. The braces 11 are pivotedon the axle 2 so that any of the openings in the braces may be brought into the are fide {scribed by the points on arms'9 in which the openings 14 occur, as the arms are swung upwardly or downwardly on their pivot 8.

The body 12 of the Sup ortis slightly concaved on its upper provided with a longitudinal slot'18 through 16 through any of su'r ace 17, and'is which the bolts 19 extend, whereby the share 20 may be secured upon-its support.

By the construction described, it is. apparent that the plow share orpoint '20 which although is shown as being shovelshaped may be of any suitable form, is se curely' braced relative to'lateralmovement by means of its support, and that it is readily capable of adwstment vertically, so that difie'rent requirements relative to the nature of thepl owing'to be doneand the condition of the soil, may

be complied with. A plow such as described may be used to advantage in v lowing around vegetables, since the plow bladepr share going in front, lifts up the leaves and passes by without bruising or mashing them; It is apparent that the plow blade may run out clear to the end of the row and therebybe used to cultivate the ground which ordinarily is when -'ordinary plows are used Another advantage accruwheel and handles,

ing to my plow, is that when plants are put in checks and have been plowed one way, it will be found very easy to plow across, as the wheel travels in the furrow made by the plow blade, and will not have to pass over thebeds, but will have a smooth level movement.

Although I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, 1 may desire to make such changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts thereof as do not depart from the spirit of the inventionand the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 4

1. A plow comprising a pair ofhandles converging toward their lower ends, an axle connecting the lower ends of the handles, a ground 'wheel journaled on said axle between said handles, braces comprising fiat plates pivoted on said axle between said a share support, said support comprising a body havinga pair of arms diverging upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, said arms at their rear ends provided with openings, a bolt extending through said handles and through the openings in the rear ends of the arms, a sleeve disposed on said-bolt between said arms, said arms being positioned between said sleeve and the handles, a plow share carried by said support, and bolts extending through said races and through openings intermediate the ends of'said arms for securing said arms, in adjusted position copies oi this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by

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relative to said braces, the latter provided with a seriesof openings adapted to receive last said bolts, whereby said support may be adjusted.

:2. A plow comprising a pair of handles, an axle connecting said handles at their lower ends, a wheel journaled on the said axle between said handles, .a share support comprising a body having a pair of arms extending therefrom, said arms being pivoted' at their-rear ends to said handles, means whereby a plow share may be secured to the support, and means supported by said axle whereby said support may lie-adjusted relatively to the wheel.

3. A plow comprising a pair of handles, a wheel journaled between them, and a share support connected to said handles, said support comprising a body having a pair of integral arms extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, said arms diverging from said body, said body provided with a concaved face and with an elongated slot extending longitudinally through the body.

4. A plow comprising a pair of handles, a ground wheel journaled between them, a share support, said support comprising a body portion disposed adjacent said wheel and forwardly thereof, means for pivoting said support to said handles, and means whereby said support may be adjusted relatively to said wheel.

. THOMAS NASSER-Y SEAY.

Witnesses Y, J. D. Minions,

WV. W. CLARK.

addressing the Commissioner of Patents. 

